Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-05-27

! 10 consider matters 10 come De1Ore lne
| town meeting, Tuesday evening, so that |
the people may vote understandngly...
| The main water pipe on Green street /
| burst Tuesday night and prompt action
was necessary to prevent damage. The |
! Gazelle took down tow to-day to the |
mouth of the creek, the Danforth aud the
| Temple. 900. Col. G.. II. Joyce is to be ora
1 tor Memorial Day in Nergennes, and the
| State school bands will be in attendance. |
| ......The new steam yacht, now building !
| here, will use coal instead of Kerosene. !
| . The Young Ladies' Missionary soci |
ETY. of the Methodist church met with
Miss Louise Carter, PaGton, Wednesday. |
Bradford.
Mr.. Clarence f. Spaulding and Miss
| Annie Chamberlain were married at the
! home of the brides parents, Capt. =. :.
| Chamberlain on Tuesday afternoon, by
Rev. j. NJ Lees. The party left on the 3
p. m. train for Montreal. Their home
will be at Newport where Mr. Spauldug
is the deputy collector of customs .....
Mr.. and Mrs A. l.. Fayban are in Boston.
&c. Prof. b. NJ. Wild delivered his lee
ture in the Bijou Theatre, Boston, on
! Sunday evening, with great success. 80.
| Owing to repairs going on in the Congre
gational church previous to the arrival of
the new pipe organ, the services were held
in the church parlors. .... Memorial ser
vices will be held next sunday at the
Methodist church consequently there
will he no meeting in the Congregational
church. Oliver Corwin has returned
from his trip to Boston much improved in
health. ...F Fay ). Sargent was in town
Il few days. He says that he has given
up going West for the present Mean
while he will rem ain in Nashua......J.
NJ. Warden and Harry b. Stevens have
opened their houses for the accOmoda-
tion of the travelling public now that we
are without hotel, but it is hoped that
this arrangement, will not continue
long. Bradford cannot get along and
keep up its business without large
hotel There is certainly most excellent
chance for some one to build, and the
citizens will aid that person in every
way. They will even give the lot upon
which to build and also aid in building ..
The Socratic circle of the G. l.. > G.
meets this week with Mrs. X. X. Wilson
on Thursday afternoon. AT meeting
of the bradford fire district No l. it was
voted to buy 800 feet of the best leather
hose also to build another cistern on
, Pleasant street. Gov. Farnham was
in Montpelier several days last week. k.....
Prof Deering of the University of Yer
a mont was in town the latter part of last
+ week.
Truman Kent, returned from Los
Angeles, Cal, last week after an absence
of more than year on the Pacific coast.
He reports all the emigrants from this
town as well and doing well and Il. &.
! , Naramore formerly of Willlston and who
has friends and acquaintances here as do
;. ing prosperous real estate business there,
! Mr.. Kent thinks quite strongly of return
! ing soon with his family. Improve
i ments with the paint brush and new
u blinds have been added to the school
U house in district No. 3 and Miss Caddie
= Coburn is the popular lnstructress......
Il Selectman f. Adams had an addition to
Z MS family last Wednesday. 1t was a
!, daughter. Mrs DR.. Towsley has gone
y to Pawlet to visit sick brother. ..... Miss
= Flora Grandey is teaching the school at
Gospel city The water is off oul
bridges and with II little repairs will be as
V good AS ever, but the clay roads are very
!, rough, Rev. Mr.. Mott has gone tC
. his new charge and Rev. Mr.. Wilbur il
:, settled at the parsonage.
u Bristol.
: Butter brought from Ii to IS cents il
a this market Saturday. The water box
q | in Drake * Smiths mill burst Friday un.
dermining the wall to some extent ....,
# movement is on foot to organize an in
N corporated fire district ....." Am | my
!. brothers keeper ?" was Rev. w. o.
v Towers text Sunday morning at the
II Methodist church. .....,"Ihe Treasure
r. Seekers" give an entertainment il
:. Holley hall Frida evening ..... Saturday
II evening both bands gave open air con
If certs. AS there is considerable rivalry be
c tween the bands the playing of both was
e unusually good. The excitement in
cldent to the Incorporation meeting has
e about subsidized. "A street sprinkler is
Il needed here. ..... RumorS have been cur
if rent recently that j. j. Ridley had
+ about completed arrangements to erect a
,r $4,000 hotel on the site of his present
Al one, but that he had abandoned the idea
', because the present water supply afforded
Il no protection from fire. The Bristo
m Manufacturing company contemplate,
" putting in water works for its own use.
il .... The teachers of the graded school at
10 tended the institute in Middlebury las
week. The village was crowded Sat
n urday and trade was good. There /,
II some talk of having celebration her,
| the 4th of July..... Charles Peet of Soutt
h Starksboro died suddenly Sunday.
= The Shepard family will appear in Hol
- ley Hall, June and 1.
& Keelsr's Bay.
I. Children's day will be observed at tn
d Congregational church the second Sunda
1t in June. There will be speaking ant
S. singing by the children. go. The school il
e very much pleased with their new study
n physiology and hygiene, and are taking
b. great interest in it: William Cham
g berlain of Grand Isle was buried las
ir Monday. He was sick about week witt
y pneumonia. ...: Mrs. Chamberlain is ais
:. dangerously ill......Mr. Benton Allel
IN who has been confined to his house TO
a. the past few days is able to be out again
n ...... Mr.. Conners is very sick and not eX
j. pected to live. We still have to use
:. ferry boat between the dock and shore
IN ...... Alson Ferris is able to be out again
I'd .... Fishing still continues to be fin
er sport as a good many are caught with pol
r. and line.
Id Miss ENERGY Mott of South Hero died a
Richmond, Va, Friday night Her re
- mains were expected home last Sunda
is 'L morning but having been delayed a
No Washington did not arrive until Tuesda
'aI The two removals by letter a
ha the Congregational church were thos
NC NC of Mr.. Charles Minckley to Worcester
- - Mass, and Mrs. Hattie Robinson to Kar
be sas ,..... The ice cream sociable that wa
re re to be held next Wednesday by the y.
of &. f. has been postponed and will b
si. held Wednesday, June 1...... Miss Ev
90 Wadsworth Is now on the gain, and tn
- rest of the sick are no worse. ii.
m ~, Ferris started his beef cart first and wa